WELL · 42-215-30873 · DISTRICT 4
Swallow Gas Unit #4X
Hidalgo County · Donna (Rice 5) field · Directional
Swallow Gas Unit #4X (API 42-215-30873) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged February 28, 2008, last operated by Platinum Oil & Gas L.L.C..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1978 and 1988, permitted to 8,800 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Platinum Oil & Gas L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Jancik, Rice Sand, Rice 5, Schuster B.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arco Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- San Juan, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- May 23, 2000
- Permits on file
- 1
- Phone
- (956) 702-9770
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Arco Oil & Gas Co.Mar 11, 1988 |
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 11, 1988
- last permit issued
- Mar 18, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 18, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 28, 2008
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swallow Gas Unit G-4-98901 | Donna (Rice 5) | Platinum Oil & Gas, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Feb 2008 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 343780-99 | Recompletion | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Mar 11, 1988 | Mar 11, 1988 | — | 8,800 |
| 137704-99 | Recompletion | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Oct 22, 1981 | Oct 22, 1981 | — | 8,750 |
| 31438-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Aug 25, 1978 | Aug 25, 1978 | — | 8,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-98901 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 98 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Jancik | 6,480 | -6,382 |
| Rice Sand | 6,709 | -6,611 |
| Rice 5 | 7,195 | -7,097 |
| Schuster B | 7,815 | -7,717 |
| Buchanan | 8,100 | -8,002 |
| Sweeney NO 2 | 8,230 | -8,132 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,546 | 5,560 | Perforated |
| 7,208 | 7,228 | Perforated |
| 7,816 | 7,828 | Perforated |
| 8,102 | 8,120 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,565 | 17.5 | 1,525 S |
| 2.375 | 7,122 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 7,741 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 8,076 | — | — |
| 7 | 8,082 | 8.5 | 770 S |
| 13.375 | 11,565 | 17.5 | 1,525 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 29, 1988 | Jun 7, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 12, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 19, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 27, 1979 | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-215-30873 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-30873 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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